Abe Vigoda were well received last year, and seems to be a little under credited to me, now that I have actually gotten to listen to Skeletons in its complete form. But what seems to be even more amazing than their past is the shift that has taken place between then and their Reviver EP, due out Feb. 17th. Though the band frolics in their accelerated, frantic rock, there has been revealed in the songs on Reviver a more defined thought process. The fact that they have slowed down says a lot. "Wild Heart", which lasts for 5:30, has monopolized my headphones since I first listened to it on this past, overcast, weekend in LA. The energy still remains whole heartedly within the music, yet is redirected and reveals a nostalgic side of the group that until now was hidden under an incessant need to be dialed a good twenty miles faster than the average human being. Make way for new and better changes in 2009.
Download:
Abe Vigoda - Wild Heart
Abe Vigoda - House
The whole EP sounds like such a departure. Who is providing the really deep vocals on the EP?
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing reminds me of the Magnetic Fields a bit.
It is a bit of departure...a new direction. It's risky when a band experiments with its sound but I think, in this case, it has helped.
ReplyDeleteI get the magnetic field parallel and I'm not exactly sure who has the deep voice; Michael or Juan.